Eau Canada : the future of Canada's water
ed. by Karen Bakker
| Year of publication: |
2007
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| Other Persons: | Bakker, Karen (contributor) ; Bakker, Karen J. (ed.) |
| Publisher: |
Vancouver [u.a.] : UBC Press |
| Subject: | Wasserwirtschaft | Water industry | Wasserversorgung | Water supply | Grundwasser | Groundwater | Wasserrecht | Water law | Ressourcenökonomik | Resource economics | Kanada | Canada | Wassernutzung |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] |
| Extent: | XIX, 417 S. Ill., Kt., |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Type of publication (narrower categories): | Sammelwerk ; Collection of articles of several authors |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Literaturangaben pt. I. Muddy waters : how well are we governing Canada's waters? Great wet North? Canada's myth of water abundance / John B. Sprague ; On guard for thee? Water (ab)uses and management in Canada / Dan Shrubsole, Dianne Draper ; Out of sight, out of mind? Taking Canada's groundwater for granted / Linda Nowlan ; Challenging the status quo : the evolution of water governance in Canada / Rob de Loe, Reid Kreutzwiser -- pt. II. Whose water? Jurisdictional fragmentation and transboundary management. Whose water? Canadian water management and the challenges of jurisdictional fragmentation / J. Owen Saunders, Michael M. Wenig ; Drawers of water : water diversions in Canada and beyond / Frederic Lasserre ; Thirsty neighbours : a century of Canada-US transboundary water governance / Ralph Pentland, Adele Hurley -- pt. III. Blue gold : privatization, water rights, and water markets. Commons or commodity? The debate over private sector involvement in water supply / Karen Bakker ; Liquid gold : water markets in Canada / Theodore M. Horbulyk ; Trading our common heritage? The debate over water rights transfers in Canada / Randy Christensen, Anastasia M. Lintner -- pt. IV. Waterwise : pathways to better water management. A tangled web : reworking Canada's water laws / Paul Muldoon, Theresa McClenaghan ; Are the prices right? Balancing efficiency, equity, and sustainability in water pricing / Steven Renzetti ; Moving water conservation to centre stage / Oliver Brandes, David Brooks, Michael M'Gonigle -- pt. V. Water worldviews : politics, culture, and ethics. The land is dry : indigenous peoples, water, and environmental justice / Ardith Walkem ; Half-empty or half-full? Water politics and the Canadian national imaginary / Andrew Biro ; Rising waves, old charts, nervous passenger : navigating toward a new water ethic / Cushla Matthews, Robert B. Gibson, Bruce Mitchell ; Conclusion: Governing Canada's waters wisely / Karen Bakker |
| ISBN: | 0-7748-1339-3 ; 978-0-7748-1339-6 ; 978-0-7748-1340-2 |
| Classification: | Nordamerika ; Regionale Hydrologie ; Siedlungswasserwirtschaft, industrielle Wasserwirtschaft ; Umweltfreundliche Nutzung natürlicher Ressourcen |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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